Toulouse centre Florian Fitz appears before a disciplinary hearing on Thursday after his tackle on Tom Varndell and the subsequent gesture he made to the Wasps crowd at Adams Park.…
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Florian Fitz charged with offensive gesture to Wasps fans
Florian Fritz, the Toulouse player (No 13), is due to appear before an independent Disciplinary Hearing at the ERC offices in Dublin on Thursday, 3 February, as a result of…
Tomas O’Leary – Munster and Ireland
The last time we spoke to Tomás O’Leary was during a bad week for the scrum-half. He’d injured his thumb a month into the season and, having undergone surgery, was…
Northampton v Ulster switched to Milton Keynes
As predicted Northampton’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster has been switched to Stadium:mk in Milton Keynes. The Saints sought special dispensation from European Rugby Cup organisers to keep the game…
Leinster v Leicester switched to Aviva Stadium
Leinster have agreed to switch their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leicester Tigers on 8-10 April to the Aviva Stadium. It means the re-run of the 2009 Heineken Cup final will be…
Heineken Cup and Amlin quarter-final and semi-final draws
The quarter-final line-ups for the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup were decided today when the last matches were played at Adams Park and Rodney Parade. And cup organisers immediately…
Munster 28 London Irish 14 – The Verdict
Munster kicked into gear with just 10 minutes of the game to go to beat London Irish 28-14 at Thomond Park. Neither team could qualify for the quarter finals of…
Munster v London Irish
Neither Munster nor London Irish can progress to the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup, but plenty of pride and bragging rights are still up for grabs in Saturday’s pool…
Heineken Cup – all the teams for the Saturday and Sunday matches
The next 48 hours will decide the quarter-final line-up for the Heineken Cup with none of the seedings already decided. So see below for vital team line-ups for sides like…
Northampton team to take on Castres
Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that all of the attention this week at Franklin’s Gardens has been given to achieving a positive result in Castres this weekend.…